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Tucson (/ˈtuːsɒn, tuːˈsɒn/; Spanish: Tucson, O'odham: Cuk-Ṣon) is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States, and is home to the University of Arizona. It is the second largest city in Arizona behind Phoenix, with a population of 542,629 in the 2020 United States census, while the population of the entire Tucson metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is 1,043,433. The Tucson MSA forms part of the larger Tucson-Nogales combined statistical area (CSA). Both Tucson and Phoenix anchor the Arizona Sun Corridor. The city is 108 miles (174 km) southeast of Phoenix and 60 mi (97 km) north of the U.S.–Mexico border. Tucson is the 34th largest city and the 53rd largest metropolitan area in the United States (2014).

Major incorporated suburbs of Tucson include Oro Valley and Marana northwest of the city, Sahuarita south of the city, and South Tucson in an enclave south of downtown. Communities in the vicinity of Tucson (some within or overlapping the city limits) include Casas Adobes, Catalina Foothills, Flowing Wells, Midvale Park, Tanque Verde, Tortolita, and Vail. Towns outside the Tucson metro area include Benson to the southeast, Catalina and Oracle to the north, and Green Valley to the south.

Tucson was founded as a military fort by the Spanish when Hugo O'Conor authorized the construction of Presidio San Agustín del Tucsón in 1775. It was included in the state of Sonora after Mexico gained independence from the Spanish Empire in 1821. In 1853, the United States acquired a 29,670 square miles (76,840 km2) region of present-day southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico from Mexico under the Gadsden Purchase. Tucson served as the capital of the Arizona Territory from 1867 to 1877. Tucson was Arizona's largest city by population during the territorial period and early statehood, until it was surpassed by Phoenix by 1920. Nevertheless, population growth remained strong during the late 20th century. In 2017, Tucson was the first American city to be designated a "City of Gastronomy" by UNESCO.

Yili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, one of the five autonomous prefectures in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, is based in Yining City. It is the only autonomous prefecture in China that has jurisdiction over both prefectural and county administrative regions. it is located in the Yili River Valley in the north of Tianshan in the west of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, with temperate continental climate and alpine climate. It has jurisdiction over 2 prefecture-level administrative regions and 11 county-level administrative regions, with a total area of 268593 square kilometers. The total population in 2017 is 4.6171 million. Ili Prefecture is adjacent to the Eurasian country of Kazakhstan, and there are Yili normal University in the west. The fourth, seventh, eighth, ninth and 10th divisions of the Xinjiang production and Construction Corps and a number of units directly under the central and autonomous regions, such as Xinjiang Mining and Metallurgical Bureau, Tianxi Forestry Bureau, Ashan Forestry Bureau, Xinjiang cigarette Factory, Ashi Gold Mine, etc. Yili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture is Xinjiang fine wool sheep and Yili horse.
Travel Notes In Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture
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